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    Alaskan
    adjective
    of or relating to Alaska or its inhabitants.
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    alaskan
    adjective
    of or relating to Alaska or its inhabitants

Alaskan

American  
[uh-la-skuhn] / əˈlæ skən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Alaska or its inhabitants.


noun

  1. a person from Alaska.

alaskan British  
/ əˈlæskən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Alaska or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Alaska

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It began on April 3, 2012, an ordinary morning for Ken Jouppi, who had spent decades flying people, mail, and groceries across the Alaskan interior.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

DILLINGHAM, Alaska—John Stelling had just cranked the digits of his fuel pump to $9.10 at his gas station in this remote Alaskan community when he realized he had a problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

A massive 'megatsunami' wave created when part of an Alaskan mountain crumbled into the sea is the second tallest ever recorded – and a reminder of the risks posed by melting glaciers, say scientists.

From BBC May 6, 2026

When SpaceX first disclosed its shareholders in a 2020 Alaskan filing, Google owned 7.64% of shares and Musk controlled 47.11%.

From MarketWatch Apr. 15, 2026

The last—Everest—proved elusive, however, and in March 1994 Pittman lost the race to a forty-seven-year-old Alaskan mountaineer and midwife named Dolly Lefever.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

How much does each alaskan get?…Do you have an expert who could explain all this to me?

From Salon Jun. 10, 2011

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